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    How to Install wget on MacOS

    By RahulJune 25, 20191 Min Read

    Wget is a useful network utility for downloading files from a remote server over various protocols. This tutorial will help you to install wget on macOS using brew.

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    Prerequisites

    Before starting the installation of wget network utility using this tutorial you must have the following prerequisites.

    • Terminal: You must have Mac Terminal access and little knowledge about working with the terminal application.
    • Homebrew: You must have Homebrew installed on your macOS. You can also use the below command to install brew.
    • ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
      

    Install wget

    Now, execute the following command on the terminal to install brew on macOS.

    brew install wget
    

    Using Wget

    You can use wget in various ways. Below are 2 sample commands to download the remote archive file or website homepage.

    wget http://example.com/file.tar.gz
    wget http://example.org
    

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